Odaudu Surname

184,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odaudu Surname User-submission:

The Odaudu surname means 'honorable person in the society'.

Odaudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2751:77,8655,554
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Odaudu (362) may also be a first name.

Odaudu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Odaudu surname means 'honorable person in the society'.

- odaudumike

Odaudu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Odaudu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Odaudu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Odaudu.

How Common Is The Last Name Odaudu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,710th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,174,018 people. Odaudu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odaudu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odaudu is also the 457,558th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 362 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,275 people, or 1 in 77,865. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 26 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Odaudu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Odudu915,074/
Odadu9138/
Adaudu83319/
Odeadu8318/
Godudu836/
Odoudu836/
Godadu835/
Odudhu834/
Oduodu832/
Edaudu831/
Oduudu831/
Odudui831/
Odudus831/
Odudud831/
Oddadu831/
Odoudou7741/
Odhudhu775/
Odeudeu773/
Adaudau772/
Godudgu771/
Uoduedu771/
Audaudu771/
Adudu732,583/
Adadu731,434/
Edudu73206/
Edadu7367/
Ododu7315/
Udadu733/
Gudadu671,082/
Hadudu67693/
Gadudu67388/
Adaidu67375/
Gadadu6763/
Odhodu6743/
Addudu6718/
Udoudu6711/
Addadu676/
Aduduh676/
Adeadu675/
Hadadu675/
Aududu675/
Adaadu674/
Odadau674/
Edeudu673/
Adhadu673/
Odiedu673/
Adadud672/
Hedadu672/
Adudou671/
Edaddu671/
Adahdu671/
Ododui671/
Eddadu671/
Uddadu671/
Adeudu671/
Udeudu671/
Aduudu671/
Eduudu671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odaudu
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